Fertilizer-distributer.



W. G. GALLAHER. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER. APPLIOATION FILED MAILB, 1910.

Patented Apr. 11,1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 .W. G. GALLAHER. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTBR.

I Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

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. sectional view through the central portion of an improved device ofthis character for de- -livering fertilizer from the central portionplete' device, part of the san'ie'beii'ig broken a rear end elevation ofthe distributor WALLAGE e. GALLAEER, or

SH ARON SPRINGS, KANSAS.

FEETILIZER-DIS'IRIBU'TER.

Specification of Letters Bat eat.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911..

Application filed March 8, 1910. Serial No. 548,041.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WALLACE G. GALLA- Inm, citizen of the United States,residing at Sharon Springsyin the county of Wallace and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizer-Distributers, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to fertilizer distributers, and has for an objectthe provision of of the wagon to thereby enable the arrangement of themechanism in the central portion of the wagon so as to-dispose theweight thereof equally at the ends of the device.

The invention has for another object the provision of a suitablepartition which is disposed centrally of the body of the distributor andwhich is automatically actuated to admit of the feeding of the fcrtilizer first from the forward end of the body and then from the rear endthereof.

The invention further aims to construct a distributor of this nature inwhich the operative parts thereof are reduced in number and are ofsimple form so that an economical and practical, as well as an.el'li'cicnt and durable device may be formed.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be-had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is atop plan view of the comaway. 1 1g. 2 is 'a longitudinal verticalsection through the same. Fig. 3 is a detailed thcdistributer disclosingthe partition in adjustii ient to admit of the feeding of the fertilizerfrom the rear of the body. Fig. i.

partly in section. Fig. isa top plan view of the-belt actuatingmechanism detached, and Fig/t3 is a side elevation of the same asapplied to the wagon body. Fig. 7' is a fragv nientary perspective view,partly in section, 1

of one of the belts.-

tlorripending and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indi- 0 led. in all the views of the accompanying wingsby the same reform-ice characters.

llefcrriug to the drawings the numeral 10 design a the body of thedistributor which crawl rrcl angular and in the form of l l l l box, thebody 10 heir": supported in.

any woll-ln'lown manner upon the wheels 11. In the opposite ends of thebody 10 are arranged transverse shafts 12 and'13 which cooperate withcentral transverse shafts 1 1 and 15. The shafts 12 and 13 are locatedcentrally of the opposite ends of the body 10, While the shafts 14 and1.5 are arranged adjacent the lower edges of the body 10 and adjacentthe central portion of the same.

The transverse shafts are provided with spaced sprockets 10 over whichare passed endless belts-17 and 18. The endless bolts 17 and 18 are thusgiven a central inclination in order to feed the fertilizer which ispositioned on the same downwardly to the cen tral portion of the body10. It will be observed from Fig. 4 of the drawings that the bolts 17and 18 extend practically the entire width of the body 10 so as to formmovable bottoms in the same. i i

The belts 17 and 18 comprise chains 19 engaging over the sprocket16,'and within the links of which are journaled the opposite ends ofrollers 20. The central portions of the rollers are provided withinctallicirings 21 which bear upon guides 25 positimied longitudinallywithin the body 10 and bcneath the upper faces of the endless bolts 17and 18. The guides 22 serve the purpose of supporting the rollers 20 inthe sameplane The means ein lo ed for oieratin thebelts 17 and 18comprises the lateral cx tension of the shaft 14f beyond the body 1.0

and of looselymounting' thereon the sleeve 23. The sleeve 23 is looselymounted upon the shaft 11 and has free sliding and rntary movementtl'iercabout. The outer end of the sleeve 22-) is provided witha'sprochet A over which passes a chain 25 cgitcnding to the drive wheel11' for actuating .the Sprocket The inner end of the sleeve 23 isprovided with teeth 26 meshing with a toothed collar 27 rigidly lsecnred upon the shaft 1-fi adjacent the side of the body 10. The centralshaft lb also extends beyond the body 10 in parallel relation with theshaft 14 and supports in rigid relation upon its outer end 'a gear 28.The gear 28 meshes with a gear 2-9 carried upon the inner end of thesleeve 23 when the teeth 20 of the sleeve are out of engagement with thetoothed collar From this construction it I is rotated, and that the gear29 is out of shifted outwardly upon the shaft 14 the the-operation ofthe machine.

gear 29 engages the gear 28 and causes the rotation of the shaft 15,while the teeth 26 are out of engagement with the; toothed collar 27 tothrow the rear belt 17 out of action.

For the pur ose of dividing the body 110 into a forwar and a rearcompartment, a

partition 30 is employed. The partition 30 1s transversely disposedacross the central portion of the body 10 and is providedI with asupportin stri 31 u on its u per ongitudi-nal ed c the strip 3P1extendihg beyond the ends ot the partitlon 30 and resting upon the upperedges of the sides of the body 10. Bails 32 are carried upon the sidesof the body 10 and extend upwardl from the edges thereof to engage loosey over the projecting ends of the strip 31 to retain the partition 30 isposition. The bail 32 is positioned over the inner ends of the conveyersof the endless belts 17 and 18 and admits of the free play of theartition 30 between the inner ends of the elts during The up er edges ofthe sides of the body 10 are notc ed as at 33 in transverse registeredrelation to receive the elongated ends of the strip 31 and tofrictionally hold the partition 30 against the rear belt 17. In Fig. 2the partition 30 is disclosed in this position wherein the lower edge ofthe same rests upon the upper face of the belt 17 at its inner end, andthe strip 31 is rested in the notches 33. When the belt 17 is first setin motion the slightly by its orward movement and will consequently liftthe strip 31 from the v or chute 34 in t notches 33 and permit of theslidin of the strip 31 lon itudinally and forwardly upon the upper e gesof the sides of the body 10. The bails 32 are so positioned that theextensions of the strips 31 strike against the forward ends of the samewhen the lower end of the partition 30 falls upon, the conveyer 17.

Referring to Fig. 3 the partition 30 is disclosed as having fallen fromthe conveyer 17 and wherein the strip 31 is positioned against theforward ends of the bails :32.

It will be observed that the partition 30' f hangs in a substantiallyvertical plane and that the lowerend thereof strikes against the rearend of the conveyer 18. In this position the forward end of the body 10is closed, while the rear end thereof communicates with the bottom ofthebody 10' between the shaft 14 and the partition '30.

Beneath the central portion of the body 10 is transversely ositioned aguiding apron e form of an elongated and flattened body having an upperconverse shaft 15 to a artition 30 will be raised caved face. The chute34 extends down wardly and backwardly from the body 10 from a pointimmediately beneath the. transpoint substantially beneath the shaft 14.v

Positioned beneath the forward endof the rear conveyer is a distributershaft 35 7 upon which is mounted the distributing c linder 36 having inits periphery a lurallty 'of ins 37 arranged in diagonal a inement endwise of the same. The pins 37 are equidistantly spaced and enga ebetween a 111- rality of pins 38 arrange in longitudmal alinement acrossthe upper face of the distributer 34, and adjacent the lower end of thesame. The pins 37 and 38 are adapted to engage the fertilizer which isfed downwardly upon the apron 34 and pulverize the same. 1 7 At the sideof the body 10 a hand-lever 39 is mounted which is disposed" adjacentthe seat of the operator and which carries the forward end of aconnecting rod 40 which is pivotal'ly secured to one arm of a bell-cranklever 41ahinged upona lug 42 extending outwardly from the side of thebody 10. The arm of the bell-crank lever 41-to which the con'necting rod40 is secured projects directly outward from the 'body 10, While theopposite arm of the bell-crank lever 41 projects rearwardly from the lu42 and is loosely connected to the upper en of the body 10, the lever 43being curved outwardly and downwardly from the ears 44 to engageaboutthe gear 29 and to pe of the shifting. lever 43. The lever 43 ismounted upon ears 44 carried at the side.

sition the fork-arms 45 withinthe annular v groove 46 formed in theouter end of the sleeve 23 between the sprocket 24.

The shaft 35 carries upon one end, which extends latefally from the body-10" and prefgear 29 and thel erably in oppdsite direction from '.theoper- I ating sleeve 23, a sprocket 47 over which is passed a chain46operabl eonnected to the adjacent supporting whee 11.

When the chain 25 is operated the sprocket I 24 is'revolved to actuatethe sleeve 23, and

:the gear wheel 29. The lever 43 is moved outwardly to carry the sleeve23 intosuch position as to intermesh the gears 28 and29. This adjustmentcauses the operation of the 2 in or erfto close the rear end of the 10.When the fertilizer has been debod posfted from the forward end of thebody 10 the operator shifts the lever 43 to an orward conveyer 18 tofeedthe fertilizer osition which "is disclosed in, Fig.-

ran 34. During this operating sleeve 23 and the shaft 14 set.

in motion to move the rear conveyor 17 forwardly. The initial movementof the con- Veyer 17 carries the partition 30 forwardly to aslightdistance to raise the ends of the strip 31 out of the notches 33 and toslide the same within the bails The lower end of the partition 30 movesto the extreme forward end of the conveyor 17 when it falls d( wnwardlyand hangs upon the strip 231. When the partition 30 swings downwardlythe lower end of the same engages against the rear end of the conveyer18 to close the forward end of the body 10 and to prevent the passage ofthe fertilizer from the belt 17 over upon the belt 18. The

partition 30 also serves the function .of defleeting the fertilizer fromthe belt 17 upon the apron 34. As the machine is moved, the cylinder 36is rotated tlnough the medium of the chain 46 which is attached. to oneof the traction Wheels 11.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed as new is:-

1. A fertilizer distributor including a body, conveyors arranged in theopposite ends of said body, an apron positioned transversely in thecentral portion of said body between the adjacent ends of said con-Veyer, a distributing cylinder arranged adjacent said apron, and anadjustable partition carried by said body for coiiperation with saidconveyors.

2. In a fertilizer distributor the co1'hbina tion with'an elongatedbody, of endless belts arranged in the opposite ends of said body andterminating at their adjacent ends in the central portion of the body,an apron disposed between the belts at the central portion. of saidbody, a distrilmter therefor arranged in cooperative relation with saidapron, and an adjustable partiion carried by said body to coiiperatewith said bolts.

3. A fertilizer distributor including an elongated body portion. meansdisposed in said body portion for feeding the fertilizer to the centralportion thereof, and a partition arranged in said body portion toalternately close the front and rear portions of said body.

4. A fertilizer distributor including a body, independent endless beltsin said body, a partition adjustably disposed in the central portion ofsaid body to divide the body into compartments, and a distributorarranged beneath the inner adjacent ends of said belts.

. 5. In a fertilizer distributer the combination with an elongated body,endless belts arranged longitudinally in the opposite ends of said body,a partition adjustably disposed at the central portion of said body toform front and rear compartments therein, means for independentlyactuating said belts, and a distributer arranged centrally in said bodybetween the ends of said belts.

c. A fertilizer distributor including an elongated body, endless beltslongitudinally arranged in said body, a partition disposed in said bodyto cooperate with said belts to form front and rear compartments, and adistributer located centrally in said body between said belts.

7. A fertilizer dis-tributer including an elongated body, belts arrangedin the opposite ends of said body to form separate bottoms therein, apartition adjustably disposed in said body to cooperate with said beltsto form' compartments in the body, and a distributor located beneathsaid partition to alternately receive fertilizer from said belts.

8. A fertilizer distributer including an elongated body, endless beltsarranged longitudinally in the opposite ends of said body for alternateoperation, a partition mounted in said body for alternate cooperationwith thebelts to form compartments in the body, andnleans disposedbeneath the adjacent ends of said belts to distribute fertilizertherefrom.

9. A fertilizer distributer including an elongated body, a conveyormounted in the forward end of said body and inclined toward the centralportion thereof, an apron located beneath the rear end of said conveyor,a second conveyor arranged at the rear end of said body and inclinedforwardly and centrally within the same, a partition looselysupportedupon the upper edge of said body at its central portion and resting atits lower edge upon the forward end of-said second convcyer, studsoppositely extending from the upper'end of. said partition to supportthe same, and bails disposed in registered relation upon the oppositesides of said body to limit the movement of said studs.

10. A. fertilizer distributor including an elongated body portion, apartition centrally disposed in said body portion to form front and rearcompartments, endless belts disposed in the outer ends of thecompartments, means connected to said beltsfor alternately actuating thesame, and a distributor disposed centrally beneath said body portion toalternately receive the fertilizer from said 1 belts.

11. A fertilizer distributor including a. body, endless bottoms locatedin the for- .ward and rear ends of said body, a dis-- tributer disposedcentrally beneath. said body to receive material from said bottoms, apartition adjustably disposed in said body to divide the same into frontand rear compartments, and means for automatically actuating saidpartition to alternately place & 7 989,498

the compartments in communication with to alternately receive fertilizerfrom the said distributer. feeders- 10 12. A fertilizer distributerincluding a In testimony whereof I aflix my signature body, feedersarranged in the opposite ends inpresence of two witnesses.

5 of the body, a partition loosely arranged in WALLACE G. GALLAHER. [1,.a]

the body between the feeders and adapted Witnesses: to be actuated bythefeeders, and a distribu- NOLA HAIL,

ter carried by the body beneath the partition E. J. ERIOKBON.

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